WHO ‘World Food Safety Day’

Npnews24 online: United Nation General Assembly in December 2018, adopted first-ever World Food Safety Day and celebrated on 7 June 2019 under the theme “Food Safety, everyone’s business”.

WHO, in collaboration with the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nation (FAO) is pleased to facilitate Member States effort to celebrate the World Food Safety Day this year and in coming years?

Food Safety is key to achieving several UN sustainable Development Goals and is a shared responsibility between governments, producers and consumers. Everybody has a role to play from farm to table to ensure the food we consume is safe and will not cause damages to our health.

Through the World Food Safety Day, WHO pursues its efforts to mainstream food safety in the public agenda and reduce the burden of foodborne disease globally.